Corset-stay-tip protector.



E. POWERS.

CORSET STAY TIP PROTECTOR.

APYLIGATION FILED FEB. 25. 1911.

Patented OOt.7,1913.

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COBSETiSTAYEIP; PROTECTOR.

To all 'whom it .mag/concerm citizen of the United Statesagresiding at Bishop, in the countygofflnyo; and State of California, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Corset-Stay-Tip Protectors of .which the.. following iS speci fication.

My invention relates to corsetsand lile` garments.

in corsets as ordinarily manufactured, the tips of the stays which are insertedvbetween the layers of fabric forming the corset are very liable to wear through, and not only injure the clothing of the wearer, but also stick into the flesh of the wearer. Attempts have been made to provide protectors or shields for the endsv of corset stays, but these protectors have been open to a number of objections. They do notV act to prevent lateral movement of the corset stays and therefore friction between the stay and the garment and the cuttingout of the stitching which forms theV side-wall of the pocket in which the stay is carried, and they do not act to prevent longitudinal movement of the stays which do notV extend through to the margin of the corset. Furthermore, they are provided with prongs which are overturned upon the fabric of the corset, and these prongs tear andinjure the fabric of the corset quite as much as the original stay, and besides, they are very liable to catch into the clothing of the wearer and tear it.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a protecting shield for the tips of the corset stays preventing the end of the stay from wearing through the outside covering of the corset and projecting out so as to wear and tear the clothing and injure the flesh of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means on thetip protector for preventing any lateral movement of the steel or stay, and means forming an abutment against which the lower end of the stay will contact.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Y Figure l is a fragmentary perspective view of a corset provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on theV Specication of Lettersatent.

"Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

wertioalasection@ on; the line 3 3 ;o-f Fig. l. Be itlrnownfth'at I," ANNIE E. Powers Fig. 4f` isa perspectiveviewl of the-protector plates illustrated inFig.- l.

Corresponding and .rlilre partsare; referred to jin the following description Aand `indicated in all .the views of the accompanying drawing by c the same` reference` characters. In Fig. l, 2 designates a fragment of a corset, and 3 a set of three stays which eX- tend down between the layers of fabric forming the corset and terminate above the lower' margin of the corset, these stays being carried in pockets i formed by parallel rows of stitching 5.

My improved stay protector comprises two plates 6 of such dimensions that they extend across and project slightly beyond the stays 3, these plates being located one on each face of the fabric forming the corset. The plates are connected to each other at the corners by means of rivets or eyelets i 7, these rivets or eyelets passing thro-ugh the lateral margins of the pockets 4 in which the steels or stays 3 are carried. Extending transversely across one of the longitudinal margins of the plates 6 are a plurality of indentations S set relatively close together, the metal of the plates being forced inward by indent-ing them as described, so that these indentations form a plurality of stops against which the ends of the corset steels or stays abut, thus preventing any longitudinal movement of the corset steels or stays. The other' margin of each plate is provided with indented portions 9 which are disposed between the stays. The space between on each side of these indented portions, as a consequence, form pockets in which the ends of the stays are supported and by which the fabric of the pockets 4c is reinforced. By this construction the stays are prevented from any longitudinal movement and are also prevented from any lateral movement, while the indentations S and 9, engaging as they do with the fabric of the corset, act to more securely hold the middle portion of the plate in engagement with the fabric of the corset and prevent the middle portions of the plates from bulging or opening up.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is In combination with a corset, a set of stays applied thereto, a fabric covering the stays, a pair of plates of counterpart structure disposed one against the corset and one against the fabric, the said plates at their lower edges being formed with a plurality of indentations piercing the fabric 1n a line with the lower ends of thestays, the indentations of the two plates abutting at their piercing ends and forming a support for the lower ends 'of the stays and serving also as a means for securing the plates against displacement with relation to the fabric, the plates being formed adjacent their upper edges with other indentations also piercing the fabric between the outer and intermediate stays of the set and serving to hold the intermediate stays against lateral displacement in the direction of either outer 15 stay and to hold the outer stays against lateral displacement `in the direction of the intermediate stay, and rivets secured through the corners of the plates and cooperating with the outer lateral edges of 20 the outer stays of the set whereby to pre- Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingV the Commissioner of f Patents,

Washington, D. C. i v 

